My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

Three days passed quickly, and amidst the trainees' anxiety, the theme song evaluation arrived as scheduled.

Following their performance on stage in the first round, the four mentors, Luo Yu, Zhang Xinlan, Ding Erxun, and Ke Xirui, reunited. After getting their makeup and styling done, they entered the viewing room and sat in a row behind the table.

In the viewing room, facing the four mentors, there is a monitor connected to a camera. The trainees will sing and dance to the theme song one by one in front of the camera, and the mentors will score and rate them on the spot.

Luo Yu, who was in charge of the process, asked: "After three days of training, I wonder how well the trainees are learning the theme song?"

Ding Erxun retorted, "If you can't even learn a song or a dance in three days, what kind of professional ability do you have?"

Well, as always, Teacher Ding didn't give me any face.

Zhang Xinlan smoothed things over, saying, "There shouldn't be any problem with the song. I've heard it before, and most people can sing it. The dance might be a bit more difficult."

Ke Xirui quickly chimed in, "Yes, this season's dance is much more difficult than last season's. I've practiced it myself several times."

Ding Erxun smiled, and Ke Xirui belatedly realized that he might have made a move on Versailles.

Oh, you, Ke Xirui, learned the dance in just a few tries. If the students still can't learn it in three days, won't they be left far behind by you?

This is much harsher than Ding Erxun's blunt statement that someone with such poor business skills has no future.

"Let's look forward to the trainees' performance!"

……

The atmosphere in the studio was very somber.

Because at this point, everyone already knows the answer. Those who can do it will do it, and those who can't won't; there's no extra time for anyone to practice.

Although there are as many as eight training rooms, they are not enclosed, so everyone can move around freely. Everyone knows very well who has been training for how long and how well they have trained these past two days.

The fact that Lin Fan, in particular, only paid attention during instructional classes and spent the rest of his time slacking off, has spread throughout the entire company.

Even his luggage was packed, and everyone knew exactly what he was planning – to leave as soon as he finished recording the theme song MV.

……

The order of appearance is random. Each class (A, B, C, F) will send one person. They can be recommended by their class, volunteer to go on stage, or if no one dares to step forward, the production team will randomly call someone.

In short, four trainees stand in front of the camera and dance at a time, while the instructors watch and score from the monitoring room.

The atmosphere among the trainees was a bit somber; many were very nervous. You could tell they weren't faking it or putting on an act for the camera; they genuinely felt they didn't have enough time and hadn't practiced enough.

Li Xiaodong's lips trembled: "I'm so nervous, what should I do? My ranking in the first performance was so low. If I drop in the theme song evaluation, will I be eliminated?"

Lin Fan comforted him, "No, as long as you maintain the same level as last night, you'll definitely be fine."

Chen Xianwu chimed in, "Brother Fan, what about me? What do you think of me? I don't ask for much, just to stay in Class C!"

Chen Xianwu had barely returned to the dormitory for the past three days, except to shower and change clothes. Lin Fan had seen all of this and patted Chen Xianwu on the shoulder: "You've been working so hard, there won't be any problems."

As they were talking, someone had already stepped up in front of the camera.

Coincidentally, these were all acquaintances of Lin Fan.

Zhuo Yuanquan, who is currently the most popular candidate in Class A, Frog in Class B, Lu Cheng in Class C, and the one in Class F is also Lin Fan's client.

As the music started, the trainees quieted down and focused on watching the performance of the four people in front of them.

The first part was alright; although it couldn't compare to the dance prepared for the initial evaluation or the performance in the first public stage, at least they were able to complete the dance. However, starting from the chorus, the gap between the four members widened significantly.

Zhuo Yuanquan is a dancer by nature, and his dance skills are undeniable. This theme song dance was no challenge for him at all. He even had time to give private lessons to other trainees and guide their practice. The song itself wasn't bad either, and he was able to finish it smoothly. It's just a pity that his voice lacked distinctiveness, and his singing skills weren't outstanding, at least compared to his dancing.

Frog was alright, nothing special, and managed to complete the entire song and dance routine.

As for the student in Class F, his rating is unlikely to change.

Lu Cheng was a bit of a surprise. The further he went, the more erratic his dancing became. Not only that, the lyrics started to go off track, and he kept forgetting the words as he went along. He forced himself to keep dancing, but he couldn't even keep up with the beat, and had to leave the stage in disappointment.

It seems that the incident on the first stage was quite a blow to Lu Cheng, otherwise, with his strength, he wouldn't have danced such a theme song dance like that.

Watching Lu Cheng leave the stage dejectedly, Li Xiaodong felt quite relieved: "With a performance like that, his rating won't be high."

Li Xiaodong was still wary of the live broadcast camera and didn't dare to say the words "serves him right," but the gloating in his tone was enough to show his feelings.

Lin Fan felt a little touched; this child was just too lovable.

"Let's go."

Li Xiaodong was taken aback: "Where to?"

"Come on, I'll team up with you. With me as a comparison, your skill level will be more apparent." Lin Fan pulled him to his feet.

"No, Brother Fan, what are you doing? Are you trying to burn yourself to light up others?"

Lin Fan joked, "Yes, but that's a different price; you'll have to pay extra!"

Li Xiaodong's initial感动 (feeling of being touched) vanished instantly. He suddenly realized that his brother Fan was still his brother Fan, just as greedy for money as he always was!

When Lin Fan stepped forward, the other trainees were somewhat surprised: "Why did Brother Fan volunteer to go up?"

"He hasn't practiced much these past three days!"

"Be more generous and remove 'how'!"

"Brother Fan has been busy correcting Li Xiaodong and the others' movements, he hasn't practiced at all, okay?"

Others joined in the chant, "Brother Fan! Brother Fan!"

Lin Fan didn't care about anyone else; his thought was simple: finish the dance as soon as possible and get it over with!

……

In the spectator room, Luo Yu was very happy: "It's rare that Lin Fan would take the initiative to perform. I thought he would have to wait until the very end before he had to come out."

Zhang Xinlan laughed heartily: "He probably felt he had been waiting too long and wanted to finish the dance sooner so he could go back and rest."

Ding Erxun's eyes gleamed: "I'm actually quite looking forward to it."

……

As soon as the music started, Lin Fan made a gesture to the music, and everyone understood.

Lin Fan's three days of paddling were clearly worthwhile; his dancing was only slightly better than Lu Cheng's.

Just a tiny bit.

Lin Fan could have easily pretended that he hadn't learned the dance, but his inner desire for the stage prevented him from treating this assessment so lightly.

So, although Lin Fan was just going through the motions, he still managed to learn the whole dance, and his performance was above average.

And that's enough to crush Lu Cheng, that black-hearted third wheel.

Today, please call me Brother Lin: Lin, who holds grudges and seeks revenge in small ways.